‘Blue My Mind’ and New Female Monsters
‘Blue My Mind’ cathartically redefines the old-fashioned film logic that pain must be felt in the coming-of-age period and thus redefines the rulings of the monstrous feminine. Essay by Grace Britten.
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‘Hercules’ at 25 – Review
The Disney Renaissance offered a number of animated feature film classics, but can ‘Hercules’ be considered one? Danny DeVito and company offer their voices. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
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Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Golblum return in the 3rd ‘Jurassic World’ film ‘Jurassic World Dominion’, a modern tentpole blockbuster heavy on nostalgia. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreIs Marvel’s Insistence on Being So Firmly On-The-Nose Rooted in a Distrust of Its Audience?
In ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, Marvel, writer Michael Waldron and director Sam Raimi, tell rather than show. Is this because they don’t trust us to understand film language? Essay by Callum McGuigan.
Read MoreOne Fine Morning (2022) Review
Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes Film Festival entry ‘One Fine Morning’ starring Léa Seydoux as a single parent navigating Parisian life, depicts a bittersweet transitional period. Gala Woolley reviews.
Read MoreWhat Film Can Teach Us About Heartbreak
“Real life is often nonsensical and absurd – if art can truly mirror that experience, something special can occur.” What abstract ideas in film can teach us about heartbreak. Essay by Sam Florsheim.
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Men (2022) Review
‘Men’ (2022), the new film from ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Annihilation’ director Alex Garland, is either a godsend or a void of nothingness, but never clear. Review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreThe Before Trilogy: How to Capture a Moment
A love story is made of moments, and in no place are those moments captured better than in Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy – Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight. Essay on why, by Jack Fanning.
Read MoreEx Machina (2014) Review
Alex Garland’s directorial debut ‘Ex Machina’ (2014) is a film that becomes richer and more enthralling upon multiple viewings and through intense debate. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Austin Butler to Star in Darren Aronofsky Crime Thriller
Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'